diff --git a/cmake/re-config.cmake b/cmake/re-config.cmake
index 426a79db4..09588550f 100644
--- a/cmake/re-config.cmake
+++ b/cmake/re-config.cmake
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
 else()
   check_symbol_exists(res_ninit resolv.h HAVE_RESOLV)
 endif()
-if(HAVE_RESOLV)
+if(HAVE_RESOLV AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} NOT MATCHES "FreeBSD")
   set(RESOLV_LIBRARY resolv)
   list(APPEND RE_DEFINITIONS HAVE_RESOLV)
 else()